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I've never been a Dallas Cowboys fan (the St. Louis Rams have my heart all the way), but Jerry Jones sure knows how to bring the party to Dallas—and at the most incredible football stadium. In fact, it was so enormous that it set the highest attendance record for an awards show broadcast (that would be the 50th ACM Awards) with 70,252 participants: a new Guinness World Record. The famous Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders literally kicked off the ACM Awards red carpet with a spirited routine. On the red carpet, I brought back the Glamour clutch to play some hilarious games with Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley, Florida Georgia Line, Lady Antebellum, and others. Take a look and see why I'm certain Kellie Pickler gave the best answer of the night: I'm convinced that Maddie & Tae are the future of country music for many reasons: (1) The "Girl in a Country Song" singers are picking up where Taylor Swift left off with their girl-power country-esque anthems, (2) they are writing all of their own material, and (3) they have that It factor. Plus, they are just the sweetest, most fun girls you'll ever meet. Of course, this is how I greet read more

Good news: In less than three weeks, we'll be headed to Dallas for the 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, which will be broadcast live on CBS on Sunday, April 19! While I can't wait to bring you all the backstage scoop, rehearsal secrets, and festival highlights, I caught up with two of your country music favorites—Florida Georgia Line, and Brantley Gilbert—at last night's iHeartRadio Music Awards. It had been 14 months since I last sat down with FGL's Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard, and if you're any kind of music fan, you know a lot has changed for the duo. For one, Brian got married (to Brittney Cole) and Tyler got engaged (to Hayley Stommel). Personal lives aside, they won Best Country Song ("Cruise" at the Billboard Music Awards), Duo and Collaborative Videos at the CMT Music Awards, Vocal Duo of the Year at the CMAs, and Favorite Country Band Duo/Group at the AMAs. And to top it off, they released their second studio album, Anything Goes, which has already risen to the top of the charts, and are on tour through the end of October. I've missed these guys! Still, the duo haven't forgotten where they've come read more

Frankie Ballard: a country artist with two number one hits and counting, the opening act for Florida Georgia Line and Jake Owen, and a valet. If that last part throws you off, you wouldn't be the only one—but it's also why Frankie is so relatable and endearing to his fans. On a Thursday morning, as Frankie pulled up to West Hollywood eatery Toast—with his publicist in the driver's seat—to meet me they notice that the valet isn't quite open yet (Nashville this is not). Frankie hopped out of the car and insisted that he park it, even if it meant navigating Los Angeles' crazy parking restrictions. And then, as we wound up our breakfast two hours later, he told his publicist to stay put while he went and got the car—and this is all before he was about to perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live! for the first time. And now, he's getting ready to go on the biggest country tour of the year with Florida Georgia Line, which opens tonight in Toledo, Ohio. The 32-year-old singer with the chiseled good looks from Battle Creek, Michigan, opened up to us about life in the public eye, relationships, and the boys of read more

In a city like Nashville—where "hot" country stars are a dime a dozen—it's rare to find a certified break-out star who has the goods to take it all the way. But for North Carolina native Chris Lane, 29, he's doing just that: His debut single, "Broken Windshield View," shattered digital sales with over 11,000 downloads in the first week, and Florida Georgia Line tapped the down-home Lane to open their summer tour. But what's even more fascinating is Lane's ambition—he completely changed career paths when injuries to a promising professional baseball career ended prematurely. Not sure of what to do next, he picked up the guitar and learned the business from the inside out. The singe Lane, currently performing all over the country, called us from his tour bus to play a new game on Glamour that we're calling, "10 Fun Icebreakers With..." Get ready to meet your newest country crush. Glamour: You're joining Florida Georgia Line and Nelly for a four-day cruise this fall with fans. Where are you most likely to spend most of your time: the 24-hour food court, the casino, or activities like bowling and the climbing wall? Chris Lane: The activities! Golfing, bowling, you name read more

I brought my mom to a sit-down interview with country duo Florida Georgia Line (Georgia native Tyler Hubbard and Florida native Brian Kelley) an hour before they took the stage at the sold-out Club Nokia in downtown L.A. Luckily for me, the guys couldn't get enough of her (even when she tried to play matchmaker). In return, she had the time of her life singing along (in the pit no less!) to songs like "Round Here" and "Stay." (from left) Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley. So I couldn't blame my mom for her reaction when I told her the news after that Brian Kelley got married: "WHAT?!?!" "We were with him the weekend before last! He didn't talk about a wedding!" she huffed. [For the record, they never do.] And then, "Well, he should have at least invited us. He seemed like he really enjoyed our company." The duo is no stranger to charming fans, as evidenced by only a few of these mind-boggling statistics: *FGL is the only artist in history to join Brooks and Dunn to have their first three singles hit No. 1 for multiple weeks each. *"Cruise" broke the record for longest No. 1 on Billboard's read more